Thursday, 26 June 2014

I don't usually make vintage cards... But I wanted to try it with some IBS stamps...

I have used stamps from 4 different stamp sets...

I started with stamping & heat embossing 4 frames from the Fancy Labels 3 stamp set...

Then I inked the background with spun sugar, antique linen & vintage photo & stamped the flourish image from Spring Lilacs stamp set repeatedly to give the background the look of old wall paper with 4 photo frames...

I stamped it twice, colored it & then cut out the rose & leaves part...

I overlapped the 2 pieces & arranged them on top of my die cut basket..

& then when I couldn't find anything that matched my design I made my own pattern paper...

I stamped the pretty rose stamp from the Fancy Labels 3 stamp set in very light color & colored it with a no-line watercolor effect...

Next I distressed the edges with various inks till I liked the look...

Once that was done I stamped the script stamp from the Background Basics III stamp set in the same light color that I had used for the flowers for some subtle texture & then again stamped it with the musical notes stamp from the same stamp set for the vintage look...